Lithospheric structure of the Arabian Shield from the joint inversion of receiver functions and surface-wave group velocities

Tectonophysics

Volumn 371, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 1-21

  Julià, Jordi ^a   Ammon, Charles J ^a   Herrmann, Robert B ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Saint Louis University School of Science and Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabian Shield; Continental lithosphere; Group velocities; Joint inversion; Receiver functions

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; SEISMIC WAVE; SURFACE WAVE; VELOCITY STRUCTURE;

ARABIAN SHIELD; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0043009736     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(03)00196-3     Document Type: Article

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